In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time …

We analyze how the Bosman ruling affected the market for star players and talent development in the European football … market. We develop a model with sports competition and endogenous ownership of star players in which we show how the stiffer … bidding competition over star players after the Bosman ruling has spurred talent development foremost in EU nations lacking …

, we discuss how much monopoly is unavoidable in premier-level European football and how its powers can be limited and … competition for the market, fueling innovation incentives and strengthening the influence of fans' preferences. …

This paper evaluates the European football clubs' compliance with UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and the … responsibility implies better sport performance and higher chances to qualify for the Champions and Europa Leagues. …

Practices and conducts in professional and even amateur sports can be subject to competition laws as soon as commercial … competition policy interventions. Setting and enforcing the rules of the game is an activity with commercial effects because it … reviews selected landmark cases in sports competition policy from an economic perspective. This includes the U.S. baseball …

competitive balance within European football. Divisive arguments emerged: some anticipated a negative influence, foreseeing a …, and unlike existing studies on major European football leagues, this investigation was prompted to scrutinize the … influence they can have regarding the future (in)stability of club football. While acknowledging the imperative need for further …